Annual Book Sale

2008 Wake County Public Library Book Sale Returns to East Raleigh Location November 19-23, 2008

The annual Wake County Public Library Book Sale will be held for the third year in the former Super Kmart building at 4121 New Bern Ave. , in east Raleigh, on US Highway 64 Business. The site is in a shopping center anchored by Golden Corral on the street-front. More than 300,000 books will be available for sale in the largest sale of its kind in the Southeast.

The presale for Wake County agencies (those departments funded by Wake County property tax dollars), with tickets required for entry, will be Tuesday November 18, 2008.

The public is invited to attend the sale beginning Wednesday, November 19, at noon, and running through Sunday, November 23, at 6 p.m. The hours of the public sale are:

Wednesday, November 19: noon till 9 p.m.
Thursday and Friday, November 20 and 21: 10 a.m. till 9 p.m.
- Prices the first three days are $4 for hardbound books; $1 for paperbacks.
Saturday, November 22: 8 a.m. till 8 p.m.
- Prices on Saturday are $2 for hardbound books; 50 cents for paperbacks.
Sunday, November 23: 10 a.m. till 6 p.m.
- Prices are $5 per box, $2 per bag, with the library providing boxes and bags.

Shoppers may bring hand trucks and/or carts for ease of shopping, and only cash and personal checks are accepted for payment. The books are both donated to the public libraries at all library locations during the year or are books that have been removed from the library’s shelves due to decreased demand. The books are sorted onto tables in generic subject categories. Profits from the sale are credited as library revenue in the Wake County General Fund and help to establish the book budget for the following year.

Read these Frequently Asked Questions about volunteering at the sale. For additional questions about volunteering, e-mail library.Book Sale@co.wake.nc.us.

For more general information about the sale, e-mail Dale Cousins at gcousins@co.wake.nc.us or call 919-856-6726.